They have made an inquiry about the 27-year-old Senagalese, according to his agent.

Camara impressed with his goalscoring performance for Wolves against Boro towards the end of last season and has since handed in a transfer request because he doesn't want to play in the First Division.

Several clubs are known to be interested and Celtic, who are looking for a replacement for Henrik Larsson, are believed to be ready to try to tempt Wolves with a written offer.

Camara's agent Willie McKay said: "Celtic are keen on Henri and they are not the only ones.

"There a number of clubs who have inquired about Henri including Bolton, Blackburn, Charlton, Middlesbrough and Portsmouth and so he has a lot to consider.

"Henri wants to leave Wolves as he is determined to be playing at the highest level on a consistent basis.

"It is Henri's aim to be the next African Footballer of the Year and he feels he needs to be playing at a top club in the best competitions to do this."

Wolves are keen to hang on to the livewire striker and have so far indicated they would not accept an offer.

Camara netted seven times in 32 games for Wolves last season having joined in the summer for #1.5m from Sedan.

It's highly unlikely that Camara does not feature near the top of Boro's wanted list, though Steve McClaren clearly needs to keep all his options open in case he fails to sign two of his three major targets.

Patrick Kluivert has already issued an initial snub, while Portsmouth are battling hard to try to keep Yakubu Aigyebeni.

Boro are also on the trail of Leeds United's striker Mark Viduka, whose talks over a potential move to Teesside are now expected to take place next week.

Boro are believed to be leading the field in the chase for the 28-year-old, though a lot of hard negotiating is needed if Boro are to hammer out an acceptable deal because Viduka is Leeds' most highly paid player.

Galatasaray did recently make an inquiry, asking to take Viduka on loan next season, but this was an arrangement which suited neither the club nor the player.

Boro are trying to complete a permanent deal and Viduka's agent Chris Page confirmed: "We will be assessing Boro's interest now that Leeds have told us we can talk to them."

There could still be competition from Continental clubs, with Roma, Benfica and Valencia said to be interested.

Boro are currently processing season ticket applications and will be sending out the new red and white books shortly before the start of the new season.

Dave Allan, Boro's communications manager, said: "We want to give a big thank you to all those supporters who have backed the club by purchasing season tickets. The support is very much appreciated.

"It's too early to say how many we have sold but our ticket office staff are now busy processing the applications.

"As always, one of the biggest tasks is trying to satisfy the requests from those supporters who wish to move seats.

"Obviously we can make no promises but we will do our utmost to offer seats close to the preferred area.

"The entire operation of processing season ticket applications will go on throughout June and July."